"Teacher Chen, you’re here! I thought you might be too busy to make it!"
Seeing Chen Qian, Big Pancake Sister, and an unfamiliar man approaching, Zhang Lingchuan, who had just finished shaving a cow, greeted them with a smile.
"No way, we have a task, after all."
Chen Qian covered her mouth and chuckled as she spoke.
Zhang Lingchuan was full of questions.
"Boss Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao, I’m with the county’s Integrated Media Center, here to help film Dr. Zhang..."
"Oh! The Integrated Media Center, right? Teacher Chen? Go ahead and film; I’ve heard all about it."
Before Chen Qian could finish, Li Caihua replied with a cheerful demeanor.
Chen Qian looked slightly confused. Had information spread this quickly?
"What did you hear, Mrs. Zhao?"
Zhang Lingchuan, who was administering anesthesia, was very puzzled.
"I heard that over in Sanshui, Zhou Nian was diagnosed with late-stage syphilis and has only six months to live. The disease control center took over half of the 100-plus households in Sanshui Village for testing. Our group chat is buzzing with people praising you as a talented guy from Shili Town. As soon as you make a move, it’s groundbreaking!"
Li Caihua excitedly shared the gossip from the village women’s chat group and gave Zhang Lingchuan a thumbs-up.
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"Auntie’s Mouthpiece!!"
"Hahaha! We all asked online, and Dr. Zhang, you pretended not to see. Let’s see how you dodge this offline."
"I’m dying of laughter. Yesterday, that infiltrator Old Six with the pregnancy test came along, and now there’s the wife from the cattle ranch. It was worth the wait!"
"Dr. Zhang: It’s so tough. I just wanted to cover my tracks a bit. Why must you all expose me?"
Seeing the aunt be so direct, the livestream viewers were delighted.
Hearing all this, Zhang Lingchuan was a bit flustered.
He knew about Zhou Nian’s late-stage syphilis, but he hadn’t realized over half of Sanshui Village was taken away by the disease control center’s cars.
He didn’t expect the situation to escalate this much.
"So that’s what it’s about. It’s quite impressive, isn’t it? Wanqing, why don’t you assist Teacher Zhang and also let Dr. Zhang talk about his skill of diagnosing syphilis at a glance? The internet is buzzing with curiosity about how you did it, Dr. Zhang."
Chen Qian laughed brightly.
It was her first time doing an interview task, and it was turning out to be such a fun experience.
Initially, she had some complaints about being assigned to film the TikTok Veterinarian Daily Livestream Competition, taking two volunteers along to the countryside.
But now she realized.
Everything was the best arrangement of fate.
Her mood during pregnancy was genuinely better.
"Wanqing, I can handle the filming myself."
Big Pancake Sister had already been prepared from the first time Teacher Chen mentioned it.
Besides, she had studied stage design.
She understood basic filming.
"Teacher Zhang, may I assist you?"
Song Wanqing stepped from behind the scenes to the front of the camera at that moment.
However, in the eyes of the livestream audience, she was just a staff member wearing a red cap, a red Integrated Media Center vest, and a blue mask, not stealing any spotlight.
"Thank you, Wanqing, and Teacher Chen for the offer, but these instruments are a bit complex."
Asking someone with no medical background to help...
It’s not that he refused help, but they might make it more complicated.
"It’s fine, Teacher Zhang, I actually know a little."
Though wearing a mask, Song Wanqing’s almond-shaped eyes expressed a smile.
Zhang Lingchuan was taken aback.
Wasn’t she said to be from the School of Journalism, broadcasting major?
Even if she claimed a biology major, it would be understandable for her to know about these instruments.
But from Journalism School, he was truly puzzled.
"Hahaha, Teacher Zhang, just rest assured with Wanqing. Let’s chat while you operate to pass the time. Rumor has it surgeons are good conversationalists, and as for her, she’ll be just fine."
Chen Qian spoke with a knowing smile, as if aware of something.
And Zhang Lingchuan also noticed Song Wanqing starting to disinfect with great familiarity and putting on sterile gloves.
"Hahaha, Infiltrator Teacher’s combat skills are formidable! I like it!"
"I must say, this Integrated Media Center volunteer is quite skilled; could they be a nursing graduate?"
"It’s possible they’re a nursing student; after all, such volunteers are usually college students coming for summer internships or to earn credits."
"Whatever the reason, having someone help Dr. Zhang lets him talk a bit more."
"Could this have been arranged by the Infiltrator Teacher in advance? If so, what a brilliant plan!!"
The entire livestream was lively.
Everyone anticipated the surgery below, of course.
But they were far more eager for Dr. Zhang to explain yesterday’s incident while chatting.
"Right, the Integrated Media Center seems to have hidden talents, Teacher Chen."
Seeing Wanqing so adept,
Zhang Lingchuan put his worries aside.
Having someone to hand him instruments allowed him to work faster.
Otherwise, the surgery might drag until even one or two o’clock.
He aimed to finish by one, so he could have a normal lunch.
After all, traveling here from his house took about forty minutes, even when driving fast.
His home to the county takes just over ten minutes.
It’s an hour from the county to here.
If he finished by two,
They wouldn’t eat until three, and they’d be starving along with him.
"It seems Teacher Zhang himself is also quite the hidden talent, diagnosing syphilis at a glance. Yesterday, the county hospital was buzzing. Now, not just the 2000-plus viewers in our livestream, but also the top three trends on the local TikTok are about you. The netizens won’t rest until they’re enlightened. How about you answer them, Teacher Zhang?"
This time, Chen Qian asked with a smile, maintaining the "infiltrator" persona.
Anything to boost Teacher Zhang’s popularity and influence was fine with her.
At the same time, she’d checked the data seriously: while viewers enjoy straightforward veterinary content, they love unexpected plot twists even more.
Meanwhile, Big Pancake Sister had adjusted to an angle that could capture all three, making the shot very engaging.
So when Chen Qian finished speaking,
it triggered a wave of excitement among medical enthusiasts, medical students, and practitioners, as well as playful netizens.
Everyone hailed the Infiltrator Teacher as mighty.
This was a well-timed decision!
Directly starting with an explanation without wasting time.
"Well, it’s not that mysterious; it’s still within the realm of Chinese medicine."
Zhang Lingchuan unplugged the syringe for the cow’s anesthetic, placed it aside, glanced at the camera, and smiled as he explained.
He knew there was no way out.
What with another 2000 viewers joining the livestream.
And being in the top three local TikTok trends.
If he didn’t explain, the issue would only snowball.
So he simply used Chinese medicine as a shield again.
After all, he had used pulse diagnosis from Chinese medicine to handle the pregnancy incident yesterday; it always worked.
Sincerely grateful for the profoundness of Chinese medicine.
And thankful that few truly understood it.
However, he didn’t expect mentioning "Chinese medicine" to cause an eruption in the TikTok livestream, like a volcanic eruption!
"Chinese medicine again??"
"Even if I’m not too bright, Dr. Zhang, you can’t just string me along !"
"Exactly, exactly, I’m a venereologist, here to see if a fellow practitioner turned veterinarian. He tells me this is within Chinese medicine’s scope? Why so outrageous?!!"
"I’m in proctology; our old chief says deducing syphilis through illusion is not impossible but requires extreme experience. Yet, Chinese medicine can do this? Any experts in Chinese medicine here to explain? I’m sorely lacking proper understanding of this discipline!"
"Eight grueling years in traditional Chinese medicine, just graduated, working in a hospital, a pure Chinese medicine practitioner. Is this within our scope? I can’t see it at all, and my mentor is National Chinese Medicine Master, Ru Jiming. I’ll ask him if he can spot latent syphilis just by looking. I’m scared. (Hides face)"
"Oh damn! A real master! High disciple of the national Chinese medicine leader, Ru Jiming!!"
Proctologists, venereologists, and many amusement-seeking netizens joined the commotion, turning the entire livestream into a multidisciplinary consultation.